Hi all, I am new here! I was sleeved on August 14th 2012 in the Czech Republic. The NHS here wouldn’t look at me as I wasn’t big enough, and I had no comorbidities, but I have been obese for most of my adult life. Even when I was 18 and very sporty I was about 12 stone. I always kidded myself that I was big boned! Really I was just a terrible emotional eater and a pig. I never seemed to have an OFF button. food was always my crutch, and led to me getting bigger and bigger, until, at my biggest, I was 20st 4lb, and miserable. I couldn’t do much, getting out of bed was becoming an effort, and exercise was out of the question as it tired me out too much. So, I started looking for a private provider earlier this year, but the UK was too expensive for me. I still couldn’t afford most foreign providers, until I stumbled across Dr Martin Hruby, in Turnov, The Czech Republic. After much research, I settled on him as he is very experienced, lots of Germans go to him, but he is also very affordable. A sleeve was less than £4000, and a wrap less than £2000. In the end I settled on the sleeve, booked, and here I am, 52lb down since August 14th. I had an easy time of my recovery, I felt brill right from the start, eating has been no problem for me, and I am looking forward to getting slim and fit.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my story in case anyone here was in the same situation as me, wanting safe, affordable surgery but not being able to afford most prices.